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• The verb [TENER] means to have. It is an irregular verb.
• May be used to indicate type and color of hair and eyes.

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• LEAF Spanish Grammar: The Verb [TENER] – Basics

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The verb TENER means to have. It shows possession!

Yo tengo un libro de español.
I have a Spanish book.

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The verb TENER is also used to indicate hair color or type and eye color.

el pelo (color) : (color) hair

Ella tiene el pelo azul.
She has blue hair.

el pelo cañoso : white hair

Mi papá tiene el pelo canoso.
My father has white hair.

el pelo castaño : brown hair

Muchas personas tienen el pelo castaño.
Many people have brown hair.

el pelo corto : short hair

Mi hermano tiene el pelo corto.
My brother has short hair.

el pelo largo : long hair

Ellas tienen el pelo largo.
They (fem.) have long hair.

el pelo liso : straight hair

Yo tengo el pelo liso.
I have straight hair.

el pelo moreno : dark hair

Beyoncé tiene el pelo moreno.
Beyoncé has dark hair.

el pelo onduloso : wavy hair

Mi familia tiene el pelo onduloso.
My family has wavy hair.

el pelo rizado : curly hair

Mi novia tiene el pelo rizado.
My girlfriend has curly hair.

el pelo rubio : blond(e) hair

Tú tienes el pelo muy rubio.
You have very blond hair.

el pelo teñido : dyed hair

Mi mamá tiene el pelo teñido.
My mother has dyed hair.

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los ojos avellanos : hazel eyes

Yo tengo los ojos avellanos.
I have hazel eyes.

los ojos azules : blue eyes

Ella tiene los ojos azules.
She has blue eyes.

los ojos grises : grey eyes

Ellos tienen los ojos grises.
She has grey eyes.

los ojos marrones : brown eyes

Nosotros tenemos los ojos marrones.
We have brown eyes.

los ojos negros : black eyes

El tribu tiene los ojos negros.
The tribe has black eyes.

los ojos verdes : green eyes

Los demonios tienen los ojos verdes.
Demons have green eyes.

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